Now that he has put in the manual labor, we get to enjoy the eye candy. Clicking through Allen’s photos is a bit like watching time flow in reverse—a good reminder of all that he has accomplished between then and now. Ooh and ah over the pictures; then, if you feel so inclined, send him a word of congrats. We’d say he deserves it.

What is Meet Your Neighbors? Most of us spend a fair amount of time tending our online gardens, but it’s easy to forget there’s a real person behind every quiche recipe, chicken inquiry, and hoophouse design here on HOMEGROWN. Well, nuts to that! MYN gives us a chance to meet over the back fence and shake hands. (Or maybe hug? We’re huggers. But no pressure.)